phổ thông

See also: phó͘-thong

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 普通.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [fo˧˩ tʰəwŋ͡m˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [fow˧˨ tʰəwŋ͡m˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [fow˨˩˦ tʰəwŋ͡m˧˧]

Adjective

phổ thông

common; general; universal
tiếng phổ thông
the "standard language"; the language/dialect/accent that the majority of the national population use

trung học phổ thông
senior high school education
(literally, “general secondary education”)

học phổ thông
to go to senior high school

kiến thức phổ thông ― common knowledge

Usage notes

Mainly found in certain compounds and expressions, for the usual word for "common", one might want to use thông thường instead.

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